Drexel Readies For Tough Task Vs. Davidson

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The 3-7 Drexel Dragons will return to the court on Saturday night as they host Davidson at the DAC.

The Dragons already have as many losses this season as they did last season when they won 29 games. Surprisingly, one of the big problems for Drexel this season has been defense. Usually a staple of Drexel teams, the Dragons are allowing opponents to shoot 47.3% from the field and score 68 points a game. Compare that with last season, when Drexel held opponents to 39.2% shooting and 56.1 points a contest.

“We are just in bad position,” Drexel head coach Bruiser Flint tells KYW Newsradio about his team’s play on defense. “We’re not playing as a team. We’re hugging our men, we’re not swarming to the ball like we used to. If we get beat, we start just standing next to our guy and not letting our guy score – but defense is played as a team and you’ve got to play it together. And we haven’t done that this year.”

And Flint says things aren’t going to get any easier.

“I think our next two games could possibly be the two best teams we’ve played on our schedule to this point with Davidson and St. Joe’s (New Year’s Eve),” Flint says.

Coming on board at KYW was a homecoming for Matt Leon. Born and raised in southern New Jersey, Matt is a radio veteran who moved away from the Delaware Valley for several years before returning to join the Newsradio team.
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